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What a fantastic October we have had.
Dave and I, and a group of friends, some
from the UK who I mentioned last month,
spent a great day on the beach at Bolnuevo
with PALS BBQ on the beach and we even
went in the sea! It was crystal clear and
lovely and warm.
Spanish tourism has seen a huge increase
in the first part of 2011. According to statistics
produced for the Institute for Tourism
Studies, it has been reported that,
Spain received almost 40 million international
tourists in the first eight months of
the year, a 7.8% increase compared to the
same time last year. Spain beat an all-time
record with 7.64 million international tourists
in August. It is the highest number of
international tourists since statistics were
first compiled in 1995. The Spanish economy
hasn’t seen much good news of late, but
an increase in tourism can only be a good
thing and should have a positive effect on
the future of the housing market in Spain.
People often ask me about “bank repossessions”
and are they a good deal. There can
be some great deals about, but you need to
do your homework. There is a property on
Mazarrón Country Club with a well known
local savings bank and the price fluctuates
from 98,000€ to 68,000€ to a whopping
112,000€ depending on “what day of the
week it is!!” The interest rates also vary
wildly, even with the same bank, and I have
seen 3 quotations for mortgages in one
week (same bank), all with differing terms
and differing interest rate, so if you are going
down the bank repossession route – do
your homework.
Don’t forget that Purchase Tax on new build
(key ready) properties remains at 4% until
the end of 2011 – saving 3% can furnish
your new home.
It was also announced this month that
wealth tax, (patrimonio in Spanish), which
was eliminated in 2008, bringing Spain in
line with the rest of Europe, may be resurrected
(by the same Government who
abolished it!) to help Spain back on its feet
– don’t panic – it will be paid on net assets
above 700,000€ with a main-home allowance
of 300,000€ - it’s not relevant to
holiday-homes – so watch this space. If
you have any doubts if it comes in, speak to
your financial advisor. (Source of article:
Spanish Property Insight)
This month also saw the headlines of -
Spain: Get ready for Paramount themed
park in 2015 - This was widely reported on
October 4 and we wait the next instalment.
We are always looking for properties on
Mazarrón Country Club and Puerto de Mazarrón,
so if you have a property to sell,
please contact us.
For more information on buying or selling
property contact
Jennie or Sue at
Best of Spanish
Email info@bestofspanish.com or telephone
(0034) 635 434 651 or 646 692 471
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John Kemp, after years of rescuing and
homing dogs in this region of Spain has
made videos of all the dogs he has available
for re-homing. Rather than seeing just one
photo of a dog in a magazine or newspaper,
you can now go to youtube.co.uk and just
search for johnkempdogs. Most of John’s
dogs now are adult, between 1 to 3 years
old, so why not visit his page there and
check out all the dogs for yourself.
Visit John Kemp at his stall every Sunday
morning at the car boot sale at Cañadas del
Romero near El Pareton.
If you see a dog you are interested, please
contact John on 646737230. You can also
try fostering a dog for a while if you prefer
to see how it goes. More great news is that
John Kemp’s dogs are all fully inoculated
and up to date with all their treatments.
They are all housetrained and also will have
been spayed or castrated, so the next time
you are looking for that special someone to
share your life with, look no further than
Johnkempdogs at youtube.co.uk.
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